Judgment No. 1381
Decision
THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.
Considerations 18 and 20
Extract:
During a staff meeting the complainant spoke out on issues of a personal nature. Although he then heeded an order not to raise personal matters at staff meetings, "his subsequent remarks show some defiance, even if they were not intended to threaten; by circulating the text of his statement to the staff he thwarted that ruling; and the language he used in it, and his refusal to withdraw it,only made matters worse. He was thereby guilty of misconduct likely to undermine the authority of his supervisors and to disrupt the functioning of the organization by embroiling other officials in personal disputes. [...] The organization was justified in deciding not to renew the complainant's appointment."
Keywords
contract; fixed-term; non-renewal of contract; serious misconduct; staff member's duties; conduct; insubordination; organisation's interest
Considerations 19-20
Extract:
"As to his suitability for the international civil service, the flow of documents between him and his supervisors on matters which could easily have been dealt with by discussion and dialogue shows a deterioration in his relationswith others at work, and for that he was at least partly to blame. The many notes for the record also indicate some lack of mutual respect and trust. He got a written reprimand [...] for ignoring normal channels of communication and for threatening to ask [his government] to make an official request to the organization, but even that did not deter him. His conduct fell below the standards expected of an international civil servant. The organization was justified in deciding not to renew the complainant's appointment."
Keywords
contract; fixed-term; non-renewal of contract; serious misconduct; conduct; fitness for international civil service; working relations; disciplinary measure; censure
| 
